Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers who lost their lives while serving in the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) will be posthumously awarded the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal. The ceremony will take place on June 5, 2026, at the UN Headquarters in New York, where Secretary-General António Guterres will present the medals as part of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers observance.

The honorees—Md Jahangir Alam, Md Sabuj Mia, Md Masud Rana, Md Mominul Islam, Shamim Reza, and Sant Mondol—were killed in a drone attack on December 13, 2025, while on duty in Abyei. The event will also honor 68 fallen peacekeepers from various countries, including 59 who died last year, and will feature a wreath-laying ceremony in memory of more than 4,500 peacekeepers who have died since 1948.

Bangladesh is currently the fourth-largest contributor of military and police personnel to UN peacekeeping missions, with over 4,000 members, including 277 women, serving in eight missions worldwide.